Leslea Hunt

Elizabeth Mendoza

Brody Read

Emily Smith

Korinne Thoren

Aaron Strube

 Kandase Quinn

My work focuses on emphasizing the unnoticeable (or ignored) around us. It is not often people stop to truly appreciate and take notice of what shares their space. 

 Inconspicuous is drawing attention to the Japanese Parasol mushroom (Coprinus plicatilis). I chose this fungus because I nearly squished one myself when walking. 

Naturally these mushrooms seem dainty and hide among the grass blades. I wanted to focus on the fragility of this plant and bring them out of the grass for all to see. I exaggerated the stems of the mushrooms to push the unstable, delicate feeling of the mushrooms and I placed a few on the walls to really bring them to the viewer’s eye level. By placing these mushrooms in the gallery alone I hope to make the viewer appreciate the simple beauty that is around them daily. 

UNBOUND
Zachary Ajour

Unbound is an investigation into the properties of masking tape- its fragility, translucency, and its ability to connect to itself.  Focusing upon the unique ripples I simply began to create in a somewhat meditative fashion.  From the beginning the idea was to take the multiple and turn it into a full enclave of a room.  This overall installation- similarly to each individual piece- grew into its inevitable fall of gravity.  At the start they hold a specific space; over time however the gallery will become an unbound entangles chaos.

MATERIALISTIC- project #2 in Student THis/That Galleries in Visual Arts Building

THIS/THAT Galleries-VISUAL ARTS BUILDING

OBJECTIVE

Materialistic refers to a filled-space installation where you as the artist create an installation that really explores a material that you have been working with as an art student, or are interested in working with as an Installation student.  You will each have at least a week in the THIS/THAT Student Galleries to really push your materials in an Installation Space.  You will each draw dates from a hat after the first week of school has begun.  We are not creating single pieces but are creating an Installation that should utilize the space, lighting, projection, sound, etc.  You have full control over the space, however destroying it is not an option.  You will also be designated an aid (from your class peers) that will aid in the setup and take down of your installation. Each space should end up as clean as you found it. 

Jon Young

  

A separation that may occur within oneself can never be accurately observed through introspection due to the separation itself. Nor can it be seen from the outside due to the distortions of perception.  What is attempted to be hidden can manifest itself on the surface in a skewed and undesirable way. Success is being able to conceal and honesty is unwanted in a fear mongering and stress inducing society. This results in a wave of missed connections, both neurological and interpersonal. 

BRODY READ 

Let’s Have a Ball 

            In this gallery the idea is to revert a person back to their childhood-like minds.  I believe that people do not stop playing because they are old, but that they become old because they stop playing.  I like the idea of approaching a gallery space or room blind – not knowing what will happen while walking up the stairs and then becoming completely surprised when reaching the top and looking down into a plastic ball pit.  I would hope for the viewer to have the same surprising experience and build up the effort to jump in and “have a ball.”  The reflected qualities on the inside make it a very colorful atmosphere-which I think pushes the boundaries of the ball room making it engage all senses.